Lessons
Learn to take a video into another language.
Practical lessons with a clip at the top and sources at the bottom. No tricks: what works, what the platforms allow, and what to check before you publish.
A lesson in eight seconds
Two steps, said once, heard in three languages.
How the lessons work
Each lesson answers one question, starts with the short version and lists the official pages it relies on.
Where a platform rule matters, the lesson says what the rule is and when the source was checked, so you can verify it yourself.
What is said: Step one, download your dubbed video. Step two, add its audio as a new language track on YouTube. That's it.
What is said: Paso uno: descarga tu video doblado. Paso dos: añade su audio como una nueva pista de idioma en YouTube. Eso es todo.
What is said: Passo um: baixe seu vídeo dublado. Passo dois: adicione seu áudio como uma nova faixa de idioma no YouTube. É isso.
Demo clip: an AI-generated scene with a fictional character. Dubbed with VDub v2, the model DubSync runs; lip-synced tracks use VSync v2.
Lip-sync shown in these examples is an optional paid add-on, separate from the dubbing trial.
Start here
Your first dubbed video
Three lessons take you from a finished video to a dubbed one: how translation works, how to record and prepare a video that dubs well, and how to choose the language worth starting with.
LessonHow to translate a videoThree ways to translate a video, the steps from file to dubbed MP4 and how to check the result.
LessonHow to dub a videoSix steps to dub a video with AI: record, prepare, dub, lip-sync, check and publish.- LessonBest language for a YouTube channelPick a first dubbing language from your analytics, ad rates and audience size, then test five videos.
On YouTube
Tracks, channels and automatic dubbing
YouTube gives you several ways to publish a second language, and it now dubs some videos by itself. These lessons explain each option with the current help pages as sources.
LessonYouTube auto dubbingWhat YouTube auto dubbing is and how to turn it off, review it or replace it with your own track.- GuideMulti-language audio guideAdd an English audio track, or choose a separate channel.
LessonTargeting a US audienceWhat decides which country watches your videos, what an English version changes, and how to check it.
EarningMulti-language YouTube channelAudio tracks or a second channel per language: what YouTube says, real cases and a checklist.
Good to know
Choices and rules
When a dub is better than subtitles, what you are allowed to dub and monetize, and when matching lips are worth paying for.
LessonDub vs sub for creatorsHow dubbing and subtitles compare on reach, accessibility and cost, and when to use both.
EarningCan you monetize dubbed videos?What you may dub and monetize, and where YouTube's reused content and AI label rules draw the line.
ProductAI lip sync for dubsMatch mouth movement to a finished dub: when it helps, when to skip it, limits and per-minute pricing.
Learn by doing
The fastest lesson is your own video.
Upload it, see the minutes, then decide.
Upload my videoOnly upload videos you have the rights to, with every speaker's permission.